Match summary
South Africa beat Eritrea 5-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.
Eritrea vs South AfricaResult, Lineups & H2H
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
76'Substitution
Yonael Yonas· In
Eritrea
58'Substitution
Eritrea
45'+2Substitution
Esrom Yohannes· In
Eritrea
Match Statistics
Statistics of the Game
South Africa
31%Ball Possession69%
9Shots Total17
4Shots On Target9
6Corners8
15Fouls9
0Yellow Cards1
2Offsides9
4Saves4
298Passes662
3Shots Off Target6
55Attacks96
32Dangerous Attacks72
4Shots Inside Box16
7Shots Outside Box6
0Goals5
9Free Kicks15
2Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
14Tackles14
0Assists4
222Accurate Passes595
6Total Crosses16
0Accurate Crosses4
13Interceptions10
30Duels Won41
2Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Manager: Hesham Yakan
Starting XI
1
YS
Yonathan Sultan33
JM
Jozef Misignha5
NT
Nahom Tadese14
NE
Namrud Embaye3
JI
Jonas Idris8
AT
Ablelom TeklezgiSubstitutes
11
RA
Romel Abdu12
YK
Yoel Kebreab15
YY
Yonael Yonas17
FI
Fahmi Ibrahim18
YY
Yoel Yilma19
EY
Esrom Yohannes22
MA
Malik Abdulrahman23
ML
Maill Lundgren26
AA
Awet Alemseged29
NG
Nobel Tezfazgyi Gebrezgi30
AA
Awed Issac Abeselom31
YS
Yonatan SebhatuManager: Pitso Mosimane
Starting XI
Substitutes
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ablelom Teklezgi MF | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | 2/2 | |
Maill Lundgren FW | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | - | 0/3 | |
| 58' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7 | 1 | 2/6 | ||
Jonas Idris DF | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 77' | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | - | 3/6 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 9 | 1 | 5/9 | ||
Yonatan Sebhatu DF | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | 1/4 | |
Namrud Embaye DF | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 2 | 2/5 | |
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 50 | 2 | 4/10 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 22 | 1 | 2/6 | ||
Yonathan Sultan GK | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | - | - |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total29 Accurate22 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls8 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances2 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches40 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Nahom Tadese DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 39 | 1 | 2/4 |
Shots Total3 On Target0 Off Target3 Blocked0 Passes Total39 Accurate26 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls9 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles1 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances9 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total4 Won2 Lost2 Won %50% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches58 Dribbles1/1 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1 | ||||||||
Jozef Misignha DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | 2/3 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total27 Accurate19 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls5 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles1 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances6 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total3 Won2 Lost1 Won %67% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches41 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Yonael Yonas MF | - | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | - | 0/3 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total4 Accurate2 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions2 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total3 Won0 Lost3 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches7 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Esrom Yohannes FW | - | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 10 | 2 | 3/5 |
Shots Total1 On Target1 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total10 Accurate4 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles2 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances1 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total5 Won3 Lost2 Won %60% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches22 Dribbles1/2 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/1 | ||||||||
Awed Issac Abeselom FW | - | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/1 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total1 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total1 Won1 Lost0 Won %100% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches3 Dribbles1/1 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Eritrea vs South Africa — computed insights
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8/15 | 5-3 |
| South Africa | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7/15 | 4-5 |
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